New times higher education ranking
The New Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings is an annual ranking of the world's top universities, published by Times Higher Education (THE). The ranking is based on 13 performance indicators that measure a university's performance across four key areas: teaching, research, citations, and international outlook.
Here are the top 10 universities in the 2022 THE World University Rankings:
- University of Oxford, UK
- University of Cambridge, UK
- California Institute of Technology (Caltech), USA
- Stanford University, USA
- Harvard University, USA
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA
- University of California, Berkeley, USA
- ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), Switzerland
- University of Chicago, USA
- Princeton University, USA
The ranking also includes a number of other categories, such as:
- Young University Rankings: This ranking focuses on universities that are under 50 years old.
- Emerging Economies University Rankings: This ranking focuses on universities from emerging economies.
- Asia University Rankings: This ranking focuses on universities from Asia.
- Latin America University Rankings: This ranking focuses on universities from Latin America.
- Arab University Rankings: This ranking focuses on universities from the Arab world.
The THE World University Rankings are widely regarded as one of the most prestigious and influential university rankings in the world, and are closely followed by universities, governments, and students around the globe.
Here are some of the key changes and trends in the 2022 THE World University Rankings:
- The University of Oxford has retained its top spot for the fifth consecutive year.
- The University of Cambridge has risen to second place, displacing California Institute of Technology (Caltech) from the top spot.
- Stanford University has risen to fourth place, while Harvard University has fallen to fifth place.
- The University of California, Berkeley has risen to seventh place, while ETH Zurich has risen to eighth place.
- The University of Chicago has risen to ninth place, while Princeton University has fallen to tenth place.
- The top 10 universities in the ranking are all from the United States, the UK, or Switzerland.
- The ranking includes 1,527 universities from 93 countries.
- The ranking is based on 13 performance indicators, including teaching, research, citations, and international outlook.
- The ranking uses a methodology that is designed to provide a comprehensive and balanced assessment of a university's performance.
Overall, the 2022 THE World University Rankings provide a snapshot of the world's top universities and highlight the strengths and weaknesses of different institutions.